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Re: FRC 2012 "Best Designs" Log

One design I saw by team 2914 that was so simple to get on the bridge was basically a giant polycarbonate wedge sheet on top of the robot. The robot would drive towards the bridge and the bridge would lift up, the robot would drive backwards, the bridge would fall down towards them as it tottered, and then they would quickly drive toward and up onto the bridge. No mechanical moving parts were used on the robot except the driving.

This device was also very useful for lifting the bridge for people on the other side of them.